Elisabet

Catalan

Proper noun

Elisabet f

1. Elizabeth

Cebuano

Etymology

Cebuanized form Elizabeth.

Proper noun

Elisabet

1. (biblical) the mother of John the Baptist
2. (biblical) Elisheba, the wife of Aaron
3. a female given name from Hebrew

Usage notes

Often used to replace Isabel in US printed bibles.

Dutch

Proper noun

Elisabet f

1. Rare spelling of Elisabeth.

Estonian

Proper noun

Elisabet

1. a female given name

Related terms

• Eliisabet, Eliise, Elis, Elisabeth, Lii, Liis, Liisa, Liisbet, Liisi

Faroese

Proper noun

Elisabet f

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Elisabet: Elisabetarson
• daughter of Elisabet: Elisabetardóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Elisabet
Accusative	Elisabet
Dative	Elisabet
Genitive	Elisabetar

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish Elisabet, equivalent to English Elizabeth, ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisábet), from Biblical Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע‎ (ʾĕlîšeḇaʿ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈelisɑbet/, [ˈe̞liˌs̠ɑ̝be̞t̪]
• Rhymes: -ɑbet
• Syllabification^(key): E‧li‧sa‧bet

Proper noun

Elisabet

1. Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist.
   • 1776, The Holy Bible, Luke 1:5:

     Herodeksen, Juudean kuninkaan, aikana oli pappi, Sakarias nimeltä, Abian vuorosta; ja hänen emäntänsä Aaronin tyttäristä, ja hänen nimensä Elisabet.

     There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

2. a female given name
   • 1941, Helvi Hämäläinen, Säädyllinen murhenäytelmä, WSOY (2007), →ISBN, page 182:

     —Sinun ei pidä ajatella sitä, Elisabet, sanoi hän,—Elisabet sanassa oli vadelmatäytteisen karamellin maku—

     —You should not think about it, Elisabet, he said. —The word Elisabet has a taste like that of raspberry sweets—

Usage notes

• This form does not fit Finnish phonology well, and so it is rarely given it as a first name, though it is common enough as a middle name. The most common vernacular form is Liisa.

Declension

Inflection of Elisabet (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Elisabet	Elisabetit
genitive		Elisabetin	Elisabetien
partitive		Elisabetia	Elisabeteja
illative		Elisabetiin	Elisabeteihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Elisabet	Elisabetit
accusative	nom.	Elisabet	Elisabetit
	gen.	Elisabetin
genitive		Elisabetin	Elisabetien
partitive		Elisabetia	Elisabeteja
inessive		Elisabetissa	Elisabeteissa
elative		Elisabetista	Elisabeteista
illative		Elisabetiin	Elisabeteihin
adessive		Elisabetilla	Elisabeteilla
ablative		Elisabetilta	Elisabeteilta
allative		Elisabetille	Elisabeteille
essive		Elisabetina	Elisabeteina
translative		Elisabetiksi	Elisabeteiksi
instructive		—	Elisabetein
abessive		Elisabetitta	Elisabeteitta
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Elisabet (type risti)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Elisabetini Elisabetini accusative nom. Elisabetini Elisabetini gen. Elisabetini genitive Elisabetini Elisabetieni partitive Elisabetiani Elisabetejani inessive Elisabetissani Elisabeteissani elative Elisabetistani Elisabeteistani illative Elisabetiini Elisabeteihini adessive Elisabetillani Elisabeteillani ablative Elisabetiltani Elisabeteiltani allative Elisabetilleni Elisabeteilleni essive Elisabetinani Elisabeteinani translative Elisabetikseni Elisabeteikseni instructive — — abessive Elisabetittani Elisabeteittani comitative — Elisabeteineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Elisabetisi Elisabetisi accusative nom. Elisabetisi Elisabetisi gen. Elisabetisi genitive Elisabetisi Elisabetiesi partitive Elisabetiasi Elisabetejasi inessive Elisabetissasi Elisabeteissasi elative Elisabetistasi Elisabeteistasi illative Elisabetiisi Elisabeteihisi adessive Elisabetillasi Elisabeteillasi ablative Elisabetiltasi Elisabeteiltasi allative Elisabetillesi Elisabeteillesi essive Elisabetinasi Elisabeteinasi translative Elisabetiksesi Elisabeteiksesi instructive — — abessive Elisabetittasi Elisabeteittasi comitative — Elisabeteinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Elisabetimme Elisabetimme accusative nom. Elisabetimme Elisabetimme gen. Elisabetimme genitive Elisabetimme Elisabetiemme partitive Elisabetiamme Elisabetejamme inessive Elisabetissamme Elisabeteissamme elative Elisabetistamme Elisabeteistamme illative Elisabetiimme Elisabeteihimme adessive Elisabetillamme Elisabeteillamme ablative Elisabetiltamme Elisabeteiltamme allative Elisabetillemme Elisabeteillemme essive Elisabetinamme Elisabeteinamme translative Elisabetiksemme Elisabeteiksemme instructive — — abessive Elisabetittamme Elisabeteittamme comitative — Elisabeteinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Elisabetinne Elisabetinne accusative nom. Elisabetinne Elisabetinne gen. Elisabetinne genitive Elisabetinne Elisabetienne partitive Elisabetianne Elisabetejanne inessive Elisabetissanne Elisabeteissanne elative Elisabetistanne Elisabeteistanne illative Elisabetiinne Elisabeteihinne adessive Elisabetillanne Elisabeteillanne ablative Elisabetiltanne Elisabeteiltanne allative Elisabetillenne Elisabeteillenne essive Elisabetinanne Elisabeteinanne translative Elisabetiksenne Elisabeteiksenne instructive — — abessive Elisabetittanne Elisabeteittanne comitative — Elisabeteinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Elisabetinsa Elisabetinsa accusative nom. Elisabetinsa Elisabetinsa gen. Elisabetinsa genitive Elisabetinsa Elisabetiensa partitive Elisabetiaan Elisabetiansa Elisabetejaan Elisabetejansa inessive Elisabetissaan Elisabetissansa Elisabeteissaan Elisabeteissansa elative Elisabetistaan Elisabetistansa Elisabeteistaan Elisabeteistansa illative Elisabetiinsa Elisabeteihinsa adessive Elisabetillaan Elisabetillansa Elisabeteillaan Elisabeteillansa ablative Elisabetiltaan Elisabetiltansa Elisabeteiltaan Elisabeteiltansa allative Elisabetilleen Elisabetillensa Elisabeteilleen Elisabeteillensa essive Elisabetinaan Elisabetinansa Elisabeteinaan Elisabeteinansa translative Elisabetikseen Elisabetiksensa Elisabeteikseen Elisabeteiksensa instructive — — abessive Elisabetittaan Elisabetittansa Elisabeteittaan Elisabeteittansa comitative — Elisabeteineen Elisabeteinensa

Related terms

• Eliisa, Elisa, Eliisabet, Elli, Elsa, Else, Elsi, Liisa, Liisi, Lilli

Statistics

• Elisabet is the 592^nd most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 481 female individuals (and as a middle name to 25,282 more, making it much more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Norwegian

Proper noun

Elisabet

1. Elizabeth (biblical character)
2. a female given name, usually spelled Elisabeth

Portuguese

Proper noun

Elisabet f

1. a female given name; Alternative form of Elisabete

Swedish

Proper noun

Elisabet c (genitive Elisabets)

1. Elizabeth (biblical character)
2. a female given name, also spelled Elisabeth

Usage notes

• Popular as a middle name.

Related terms

• Elise, Elly, Elsa, Elsie, Elsy, Isabella, Isabelle, Lilly, Lisa, Lisbet, Lisbeth, Liselott, Liselotte

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
• [1] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 151 080 females with the given name Elisabet (compared to 201 328 named Elisabeth) living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 19th century. Accessed on 19 June 2011.